The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1887-10-14

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low hair ! heard later that she va
going over 70 the Church Of Rome. Al
my right sat > portiy dame with :
Roman profile and iron-gray hair. Her
face was singnlarly familiar. She
raised hos shell cyc-glass and gaxed
with quiet arcasm upon the corpse Of
q puny little bird which rested from
IL joys and sorrows upon her plate.
Her gesture reminded me Of certain
California festivities In which ! had
once participated and ] recognized the
lady who had told me the tale Of the
''Circus Blacks."
IL this Mrs. Pcndcrlip?~ | asked at
length.
She turned and looked nj me with
ready amiability, after the European
table d'hote manner.
II have met d somewhere" she
said. nleasa ntlv. ..but | can not recall
time and place"
I ,em,.d.d Mrs. perder,;n ~ The
h.lf-hour's chat W. had hsd eight
yoo,s h.for. !, ~. house ~ tho Csl.
@iforuia mining man. and I askcd her
What had become u the .Ciraus
R.clsm
..Th. ar. hsrs - Roma y sa,d Mrs
po.d.ri;r -. IA n h;gh feather, They
move n court circles. thanks 20
p-ussv,s he.u,y and her airtations with
nover, v.striclsn noblemen. | see a
rood ~, ~ ,hom noro, .var ,ecoo-
n;ze them IN California. I couldn't.
van know But over here Il Il differ
cnt. Money x ali that counts with
| Italians. They think all Americans are
| nlebcians. Mrs. Black IS very clad to
| have me vouch for her pedigree. !
never say n thing about the bare
back act. or the market garden, or the
| tailor's shop. and it wouldn't make
any difference Il did. / ike Mrs.
| Blacks opera box and her good din.
ners-the dinners AT this house grow
wo,se every dav- and abe thinks me
an excellent chaperon for her Pussy,
Even Girls like Pussy Black have Il
be choperoned at times in this scandal
loving CITY. The New York and Bos-
Ton women turn nm their noses at the
Riacls hnt there isn't = Girl IN thu
Aw.r;c.r colony a. handsome 4,
p..sr "a ,,;th her monev she ouch'
al, IN other dauchter
rn. I. -r;od .rd lives II San Fran
.;sc, Nowsdavs the tops Are All Get
,;n~ - 10 hot;om and The bottoms l.
p.-s.uu. - o~;don.,v no,
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sa;d NJ psrderl;r. ~ y
.ssoa ~. 49,. - the Pantheon
uuTs~s 80 = r.onie rever have
-Aanar
W. h.d ,u.t entered the vestibule
-. h.tsl .rd wcre g;vinu \ cards ,
N.,Lv ~ al rInsb and cold lac,
when !. tremendous rsttling and rush
ing was heard, a swishing Of silk dir
pcries. 4 clanking OF spurs an
swords. and. tearing hcadlong dow
the length Of the wide crimson-cal
peted staircase with the flowerin
|. camcllia trees either side. came a low,
I ". graceful girl, dragging . lonf
dark blue train after her. She was COZ
: cred with let ornaments that made
, noise as OF falling hailstones- HI
. beautiful face was shaded by q cav
%lier's hat, with long, dropping. darl
blue plumcs. 1t was Pussy Blacl
/, She took her stairs As rapidly as Of oil
Rehind her skinned one Of those 5,
I perb specimens Of Italian military maj
hood that decorate the thorcughfar'
: Of Rome. and do 50 much to make Il
! Eternal CITY 50 attractive to America
young women. He was . handson
youth. and with his long, black an
/ yellow legs, his shining accoutremen
: and his neatly corseted figure. he :
!, minded one Of the brilliant dragon-f
u